Closing date: 18th August 2016

The primary point of liaison between Event Commercial Partners and the Host on all commercial operational deliverables relating to the staging of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 – set timelines for the flow of logistical information and approvals to ensure appropriate delivery of partner benefits.

Role Context / Organisation Structure:
The England & Wales Cricket Board is hosting the ICC Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup in June and July of 2017.
                          
The ICC CT 2017 is an elite 50 over cricket event for the top eight one day international nations in the MRF ICC ODI Rankings. The tournament has been staged previously in Bangladesh (1998), Kenya (2000), Sri Lanka (2002), England (2004), India (2006), South Africa (2009) and England (2013).
 
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 is the pinnacle of the Women’s 50 over game and will have the top eight one day international nations, as reflected in the MRF ICC ODI rankings, competing to lift the coveted World Cup on 23 July 2017 at Lord’s cricket ground in London.
 
Both events are a great opportunity to showcase cricket at its absolute best and a fantastic opportunity for the England & Wales Cricket Board to put on an amazing event on behalf of the ICC. It’s a really exciting time to be involved in the sport of cricket and a great opportunity for the right person to build on their skills in international events.
 
The CT fixtures will be played at The Oval in London, Edgbaston in Birmingham and Cardiff in South Wales.  The WWC will be played at Bristol, Somerset, Leicester and Derby with the Final at Lord’s in London.
 
Key Working Relationships:
ICC departments.
ICC LOC - Events
- Venues
- Marketing
 
Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

•     Develop briefing documents to ensure staff have a thorough understanding of both general and specific requirements of the event commercial (sponsorship and licensing) programme.
•     Sponsorship and licensing event operational planning, communications and delivery with the Host as set out in the Host Agreement.
•     Support the sponsorship and licensing relationship team by managing communications with partners and suppliers on day-to-day commercial matters, including venue preparation reports, contractual queries, activation opportunities, provision of partner product and partner event planning status updates (accreditation, invoicing, guidelines etc).
•     Support the sponsorship and licensing relationship team in the preparation and presentation of content for the event commercial partners’ annual workshop.
•     Plan partner venue visits and manage issues, prepare reports, as required. Liaison with ICC and Host departments to document partner activation locations, ticket and hospitality entitlements. Approval of activities within venues according to agreed guidelines and maintenance of full record of approved activity.
•     Manage the relationship and flow of information between the commercial team and the appointed ticketing, hospitality provider including the implementation of an online ticketing portal, timely ordering, reporting, invoicing and an efficient collection process for the partners.
•     Liaison role with the relevant ICC departments involved in the tournament (events, broadcast, media rights, media, marketing, finance, legal, cricket, game development) on all sponsorship and licensing operational delivery planning and implementation. Coordination or integration of activities where necessary.
•     Plan and manage the commercial pre-event activities schedule – signing sessions, venue set-up, ticket collections etc.
•     Liaise with the ICC and Host departments to draft event specific protocol documents (venue check-lists, replay screen and LED run orders etc).
•     Draft an event briefing handbook, with a specific focus on the sponsorship and licensing requirements, for partner circulation.
•     Manage the sponsorship and licensing team venue staffing plans, carry out pre-event briefings for the team, draft and circulate the sponsorship and licensing team venue delivery handbook.
•     Create and manage, a monthly work in progress, operations planner.
•     Plan and manage the post event commercial logistics which includes but is not limited to drafting the sponsorship and licensing operational report, couriers, recharges.
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Person Specification

•     Educated to a degree level or equivalent with professional qualification.
•     Good commercial knowledge, preferably in cricket.
•     A sound understanding of event management.
•     Minimum two years’ experience in sponsorship, brand experience or sports event role.
•     Exceptional time management skills and attention to detail.
•     Proficient in the use of MS Office.
•     Strong interpersonal and people management skills – ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
•     Strong professional verbal and written communications skills.
•     Motivated, enthusiastic attitude and able to work creatively on own initiative.
•     A passion for sports and brands.
•     Interest in working in a small team, willingness to be an operator.
•     Appreciation of working with different cultures – understands the importance of teamwork.
•     Flexible to adapt to changing priorities and respond to tight deadlines.

 
Additional information:
This role will involve some travel and will require flexibility within the normal working day and working week.
 

This job description is only a summary of the role as it currently exists and is not exhaustive or comprehensive. The responsibilities and accountabilities might differ from those outlined and other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job.

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